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LBX Pharmacy Chain JSC (SHSE:603883) Interest Coverage : 11.84 (As of Mar. 2024)


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What is LBX Pharmacy Chain JSC Interest Coverage?

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income by its Interest Expense. LBX Pharmacy Chain JSC's Operating Income for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥503 Mil. LBX Pharmacy Chain JSC's Interest Expense for the three months ended in Mar. 2024 was ¥-42 Mil. LBX Pharmacy Chain JSC's interest coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 was 11.84. The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's financial strength is.

The historical rank and industry rank for LBX Pharmacy Chain JSC's Interest Coverage or its related term are showing as below:

SHSE:603883' s Interest Coverage Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.82   Med: 14.6   Max: 45.31
Current: 8.95


SHSE:603883's Interest Coverage is ranked better than
50% of 406 companies
in the Healthcare Providers & Services industry
Industry Median: 8.935 vs SHSE:603883: 8.95

Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.


LBX Pharmacy Chain JSC Interest Coverage Historical Data

The historical data trend for LBX Pharmacy Chain JSC's Interest Coverage can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

Note: For Interest Coverage, "No debt" indicates no long-term debt. An indication of "No Debt" does not necessarily mean that the company has no long-term debt obligations; it could be due to missing data in the quarterly or annual report. Use caution when interpreting this information.

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LBX Pharmacy Chain JSC Interest Coverage Chart

LBX Pharmacy Chain JSC Annual Data
Trend Dec14 Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23
Interest Coverage
Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 14.72 18.18 5.82 6.14 8.29

LBX Pharmacy Chain JSC Quarterly Data
Jun19 Sep19 Dec19 Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24
Interest Coverage Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 12.18 9.10 5.23 11.39 11.84

Competitive Comparison of LBX Pharmacy Chain JSC's Interest Coverage

For the Pharmaceutical Retailers subindustry, LBX Pharmacy Chain JSC's Interest Coverage, along with its competitors' market caps and Interest Coverage data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


LBX Pharmacy Chain JSC's Interest Coverage Distribution in the Healthcare Providers & Services Industry

For the Healthcare Providers & Services industry and Healthcare sector, LBX Pharmacy Chain JSC's Interest Coverage distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where LBX Pharmacy Chain JSC's Interest Coverage falls into.



LBX Pharmacy Chain JSC Interest Coverage Calculation

Interest Coverage is a ratio that determines how easily a company can pay interest expenses on outstanding debt. It is calculated by dividing a company's Operating Income (EBIT) by its Interest Expense:

If Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is positive, then

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income /Interest Expense

Else if Interest Expense is negative and Operating Income is negative, then

The company did not have earnings to cover the interest expense.

Else if Interest Expense is 0 and Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation is 0, then

The company had no debt (1).


Note: If both Interest Expense and Interest Income are empty, while Net Interest Income is negative, then use Net Interest Income as Interest Expense.

LBX Pharmacy Chain JSC's Interest Coverage for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023 is calculated as

Here, for the fiscal year that ended in Dec. 2023, LBX Pharmacy Chain JSC's Interest Expense was ¥-186 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥1,538 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥2,750 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (A: Dec. 2023 )/Interest Expense (A: Dec. 2023 )
=-1*1538.363/-185.604
=8.29

LBX Pharmacy Chain JSC's Interest Coverage for the quarter that ended in Mar. 2024 is calculated as

Here, for the three months ended in Mar. 2024, LBX Pharmacy Chain JSC's Interest Expense was ¥-42 Mil. Its Operating Income was ¥503 Mil. And its Long-Term Debt & Capital Lease Obligation was ¥3,352 Mil.

Interest Coverage=-1* Operating Income (Q: Mar. 2024 )/Interest Expense (Q: Mar. 2024 )
=-1*502.71/-42.472
=11.84

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

The higher the ratio, the stronger the company's Financial Strength is.


LBX Pharmacy Chain JSC  (SHSE:603883) Interest Coverage Explanation

Ben Graham requires that a company has a minimum interest coverage of 5 with the companies he invested. If the interest coverage is less than 2, the company is burdened by debt. Any business slow or recession may drag the company into a situation where it cannot pay the interest on its debt.

Interest Coverage is an important factor when GuruFocus ranks a company's overage Financial Strength .


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LBX Pharmacy Chain JSC (SHSE:603883) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
No. 288, Xiangya Road, Kaifu District, Hunan, Changsha, CHN, 410005
LBX Pharmacy Chain JSC is a China-based company engages in the sale of medicine and health products. The company is engaged in retailing drugs and other related products, including Chinese and Western medicine, prepared slices of Chinese crude drugs, health equipment, healthy food, and personal care products and life care products. The company is also involved in the wholesale and manufacture of drugs.

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